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NITED sfrnrns Parnu GEORGE W. GRAVES AND JAMESWHITTEMORE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS TO THE'TOLEDO GLASS COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

MACHINE FOB MAKING HOLLOW GLASS ARTICLES.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tune 1, 1909.

Application filedkMarch A17, `1904.. Serial No. 198,602.

, in the county of YVayne and State'ofMichigan, citizens 'oat' the United States, have inlvented certain new and useful Improvements inVA Machinesfor Making Hollow Glass Articles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. l The invention relates to an improved machine for making hollow glass articles, and comprises means for gathering the' glass into a mold, for shaping the glass into a blank andvsubsequently blowing the blank. The invention consists in the'construction, arrangement. and combination of the various parts, as more fully hereinafterdescribed and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved machine, part-ly in section, showingthe position of parts when the blank has been gathered into the mold. Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal section through the outer end lof thevmold arm,

4mold, and cylinder, showing some of the opv 5v is a top plan view of the mold arm and asl sociated parts. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof, the Apost being shown in sec- Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section through the tanks. Fig. 8 is a detached perspective view of the mold and its mov- .able bottom detached. Fig. 9 is a horizontal 4 section on linea a Fig. 1.

In Fig. 7 we have shown t-he tanks for supplying the molten glass for the machine. 1Y represents aI melting tank of usual construction, having the outlet spout 2 con trolled by a. valve 3. At the end of the spout is the casingt, kforming within a heatingchainber 16 over the movable tank -or re ceptacle 5. We have shown a supply pipe 6` or admitting air .and gas to the chamber above the tank. 5. The tank `5 is supported in the frame and at its lower end connected toa pistoni-od 10 which connects to a piston in a cylinder 11. '.This cylinder is sup plied with air or steam under pressure through the pipes 12, 13, leading to opposite ends, andthe ends of the cylinder have bleeds7 for exhaust ports, so that byadmitting the pressure to the opposite -ends of the cylinder the piston is moved back and forth and the tank caused to be movedbeneath the casing, or moved with one edge projecting outside thereof as shown in full and dotted lines Fig. 7. The pipes 12 and 13 are controlled by valves, which are shown as having stems 14, 15, which are adapted to i be foot operated, the stems having springs for returning them, the springs and details of the valves not being shown.

17 is the steam or air supply pipe tothe valve 18.

2O a post supporting the operating parts of the machine. This post is ordinarily stationary, but to provide means for turning it when necessary, we provide it with the foot 21, resting on the plate 22, with interposed ball bearings 23, the plate 22 having stub post 24 projecting into the exterior of the post 20, as shown in Fig. 1.

- On theA post 20v is nsleeved the tubular standard 25, which at its lower end rests on the spring 26.

27 is a lever, journaled on the foot 21 of the post 20, embracing the post and having a foot plate 31 for actuating it. l 28 is a spring dog actuated by the plate 29, the dog engaging notches in the post 30 to lock the lever in its adjusted positions.

32 are links connecting the lever 27 with' they tubular standard 25, sor that the standard may be raised or lowered by the lever and spring.

At the to of the standard 25-`isthe horizontal tubuljar journal bearing which isjournaled the cylindrical bearing 36 to which is secured the mold arm 37 which carries the mold and the operating parts. :At the opposite 4end of the bearing 36 is se- 'ured the counter weightv 38 to balance the mold arm.`

On the lmold arm is the bevel gearl wheel 39, with which meshes a bevelgear on'the segment 40 pivoted on. the side of the journal bearing (Fig. l). This segment is adaptthe pipe connections ed to be rocked by the lever 41 pivoted to the standard 25, and connected to the segment by a link 42. The segment is shown y slotted and throu h the slot projects a headed stud 43 to guie the segment.

On the standard 25 is a slotted segment 44, and 45 is a clamping bolt passing through the lever and the slot in the seg ment 44, so that thelever and the mold arm may be locked at the desired points of rotary adjustment of the latter.

At the outer end of the mold arm is the vertical stud on which are j ournaled the two sections of the mold 51. This mold has three functions, it forms the gathering mold, it forms the blank, and it is also the blowing mold, so that in the claims we shall refer to it according to its function in describing the peculiar novelty of its various functions and structure.

The mold 51 we have shown as having its cavity shaped like a nished beer bottle, the end opposite the neck or the bottom end, being open, and this bottom end being closed by al piston like closure 52 to which is connected the piston rod 53, passing through the head of the cylinder 54, and having the piston 55 thereon. The cylinder is supported on the mold arm by the bracket 56.

The sections of the mold 51 are connected to the levers pivoted on' the mold arm, and connected at their inner ends by the toggle levers or links 61 which at their inner ends are connected to a common pivot pin 62 at the end of the rod 63 actuated by the lever 64. rlhe toggle levers or links 61 spring `past the center slightly and lock the molds 1n their closed position. For this purpose these links comprise springs. 65 which allow the links to beV slightly compressed in passing the center. rThis is a Well known form of toggle hence we do not deem it necessar to describe the details.

The piston rod7 53 is hollow, and .the piston has the passages 66 leading to an an nular groove 67 in the inner face of the piston.` On the opposite side of the piston from that to which the piston rod connects is the pipe 68 passing out through the vend of the cylinder through a suitable stuiiing box 69. This pipe connects to the flexibleor hose pipe 70 which connects to the passage 71 formed in an enlargement on the cylinder, and the pipe 72 connects to the outer end of this passage, and is supported on the moldv arm, its outer end being connected through the medium of the flexible pipe 73 with anV air exhaust apparatus not' shown.

74 is a valve in the assage 71 controlling escribed to the mold cavity. The valve is normally held closed by a spring 75 connecting to the lever 76 which 1s connected to the valve stem.

76a is a cord connected to the lever 76 and4 connectingto a sliding handle 77 on the mold arm within 'reach of the operator.

lhen the valve is open the air will be exhausted from the mold cavity through the connections described.

The piston and the movable closure or bottom 52 are controlled by the following devices; on the side of the cylinder is a valve chamber 80, in which is the Valve 81 having seats at opposite ends adapted to control the passages '82, 83, leading to the opposite ends of the cylinder. Between the ports leading to passages is the air supply pipe84, which is connected at its outer end by the flexible pipe 78 to the blowing apparatus, not shown. The cylinder is provided at opposite ends with the bleed passages 85.' The valve stem 486 of the valve 81 is connected to a bell crank lever 87 which is connected to the jointed rod 88 sliding in guides on the mold arm, and provided with the notched spring handle 89 (Fig. 1), the notches being adapted to engage with a stop 90 on the mold arm and to hold the valve in its adjusted position.

The cut off and the blowing devices are as follows: 91 is a cut off knife or plate pivotally secured to the lower end of the bell crank lever 9 2, this lever having connected to its free end the actuating rod 92 actuated by the lever 94 working beside the notched segment 95 with which the hand operated spring detent 96 is adapted to engage, to lock the cut off device at its points of adjustment.

The cut olf plate has a lever extension beyond its pivot which has pivoted in a slot in its end the rod 111. This rod passes through guides 112 on the lever 92, and has a collar 113 bearing on the spring 114 which begrs at one end against one of the guides 11 Secured to the cutoff plate is the blowing head 97 -having a passage'thei'ethrough in whlch slidingly engages the pin 98, passing through a stu ng boX 99 in the outer end of the head. The pin 98 has connected to it the lever 100, pivoted on the bracket 101 and connected by the link 102 to the lever 103 which has the two actuating arms 104, 105 each actuated in one direction by springs 106, 107, which balance each other to hold theepin normally in the position shown in Aby the spring closed valve 119 having its stem projecting outside the blowing head.

120 is an arm on the lever 1,00 adapted to strike the stem of the valve 119 when the pin 'side the casing 4, (Fig. 7).

is drawn, (Fig. 4). A79 is the air supply Lpipe leading tothe spring pressed valve 119 to the pipe 13, the lever 9 is rocked and the tank is moved so that one edge projects out- The operator then depresses the liever 2;? lowering the mold arm and dipping'the neck ofthe mold y into the glass 4in the tank, (Fig. 2) at the y same time pulling the handle 7 opening the hso valve 74 and exhausting the air from the mold cavity v'which will cause the glass to fiow therein. The valve 81 is in the position shown in Fig. 2, so th t the air will be above the piston 55,` and the closure of bottom 52 will be atthe innermost point of its movement. The glass .will thus be formed into a blank in that portionof the 'inold below" the closure or bottom A52,1 which is in effect the blank forming or blank mold.

As soon as the glass fills the blank mold, the operator releases the lever 27the spring 26 raises the ,mold arm and mold out of the glass, Fig. 1. He then depresses the valve `stern 14 which causes the lever 9 to be rocked to' the position shown in dotted lines ,F ig. 7, and withdraws the tank under thel casing 4,'where the. glass, which has been chilled by the dipping will be reheated. The cut-off is then operated by drawing on the lever 94 andinoved to the position shown in Fig. 3. To lock the cut-off to the mold tight-ly, we provide on the cut-ofi' plate the curved4 lug 122 which, as the cut-off is movedinward engages a recess 123 on the end of the mold and holds thel parts against displacement during the subsequentoperations. W'hen the cut-oi` strikes the lower face of t-he vmold (Fig. 1)\ it is rocked about its pivot and held tightlyagainst the face of the mold. by the spring 114,)vhich is compressed in this movement between the collar 113 and the guide lug'112 (Fig. 3). The `operator next draws on the handle 11G rocking the lever 100, pushing up the pin 98. Just previous, or at the same time, he should shift the valve 81 to its vmiddle lposition closing the air inlet pipe, or preferably leaving a very small port open into the passage U3 (Fig. 3) so that a small amount of air will pass beneath the piston This is so that the insertion 'of the pin 98 into the glass iii the inold-will be done easily and without necessitating this pin to pusli'up the glass and also the closure or bottom 52,

ythe air admitted under the piston being just sufficient to. relieve the closure 52 Yfrom the glass in the mold. This movement of the l yvalve 81 is accomplished by moving the spring handle 89 one notch` (Fig. 1). The

mold arm and-mold are nowvturned yto the upright position, Fig; 4, by means of the lever vL11, segment 40 and gear wheel 39, and

locked by the clamping bolt 45. The article is now to be blown, and'this is accomplished by first moving the handle 89 another notch, shifting the valve 81 to closetlie passage 82 and open the passage 83, as shown in Fig. 4, causing the air to enter above the piston and move down the closure or bottom 52. The 'operator as nearly as possible at the same time releases the handle 116 and draws on the handle 115, which rocks the lever 100 withdrawing the in 98, and by its armi '120, opens the air va ve 119 admitting air into the blow opening in the blank formed nieansoperable while the vmold is intact and' remains in the machine for gathering, partially filling the mold with a charge of `moltenglass, shaping the charge into va blank therein, and blowing the blank to complete the article.

2. ln a glass-gathering and blowing ina- 'chine, the combinationof a moldA support,

a blo-wing moldA thereon, supported neck downward, means by which the mold may be charged with glass through lthe neck, means for cutting olf' at the neck, means for reversing the mold,` and cooperating blowing mechanism adapted to blow the blank 'to form after the 'mold has been reversed.

ln a glassgathernig and blowing ma chine, the combination of a blowing mold having u movable pistonwtherein adapted to gage the size of the blank, and an'open neck portion, means by which the mold may' be charged with glass upwardly through the open neck while said mold is in the machine, means for cutting off across thefneclnmeans' for reversing the ,mold, and coperating,

means fon-blowing the blank and simultaneously moving the piston outward.r

4. ln a glass gathering and blowing niachine, the combination of armold support, a blank mold thereon 'having a lower open end, means for charging the mold through the lower end, means for reversing the mold, and (-,oiperating .means for blowingv the blank to form after it is reversed. Y

ln a glass-gathering and blowing inacliine, the combination of a mold support, a blank mold thereon having a lower open end, means for charging the mold through the lower end, means 'for reversing the mold,

cooperating means for. making an initial l same in positionsof adjustment at pointsI blow opening in theblank, and for blowing the blank to final form.

6. a machine of the character described, instrumentalities for gathering, forming and blowing the glass including -ablank forminoF mold'having aneck portion and a body b ank portion, the neck portion being open at its end, and means for exhausting the air from -the body portion whereby a charge of glass' may be gathered through the neck opening while the mold remains in the machine and in operative association with the 'blowing means, a pin operatively associated with the mold adapted to be projected into the neck portion.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a. bottle blank forming mold having an open ended neck portion, of a cut-off, means whereby the same may be operated across the open end of the' neck portion, and means for reversing said mold with said cut-oli".

8. AIn a machine of the character described, instrumentalities for gathering and blowing glass comprising a gathering and blank forming moldhaving a fill opening through which it may be charged and mounted whereby to be charged while the mold remains in the machine and in operative association with the blowing means, a movable closure for the end of the mold opposite the fill opening shiftable inside of said end, means carried with the mold for'making an indentation or blow opening in the blank at `the filling end after the mold is charged,

and blowing means.

9. In a machine of the character described, a gathering and blank forming mold having an open ended neck portion through which lthe mold is charged, a cut off, means whereby the cut off is operated independently of the mold whereby to travel across the open end -of the neck portion.

10.` In a machine of the character described, a blank gathering and forming mold having a charge receiving `opening at one end, a movable Vclosure in the opposite end.`

4 blowing means, and means'forgathering and forming the blank in the mold while the mold remains in operative association with said blowing means, and a pin or stem carried by the mold ,and adapted to be projected into the ll opening after the mold is charged.

11. The combination of a--blowing mold having an opeti ended neck portion, a mov-- `able closure for the body portion, and an old exhaust device connecting into the cavity throughthe closure.

12. In a machine of the character described, a gathering and blank forming mold having a ll opening at 'one end, a movable closure for.v the other end, means for positively moving said closure to different positions withln the mold, and for holding the intermediate its extreme limits of movement,

and an exhaust connection leading to the Vbe projected into the fill opening, cargied by the cut-oli'1 mechanism. i

15. The combination of a blank forming mold, a cut-olf operating across' the fill openin thereof, and means for locking the cutofl to the bottom of the mold.

16. The combination of a blank forming mold, a cut-off operating across the neck portion thereof, means for locking the` cutoff and mold together, and 'a pin or `stem adapted to be projected into the neck of the mold while the cut-off is in its locked' pesition.

17. `The combination of a blank ,forming mold, a knife operating across the neck opening thereof and to be locked to the mold, the

knife hav`ng an aperture registering with the opening in the neck of the mold, and a pin or stem adapted to be projected through said aperture and into the neck of the mold.

18. The combination of a mold, a cut-off therefor, a pin or stem, means for moving the pin into and withdrawing it from the mold,a v alve to control the air for blowing, and means for operating theV blowing air valve by the withdrawal of the pin or stem.

19.i In a glass gathering and blowing machine, thev combination of a bottle mold, means for illin said mold through the neck thereof, a movale closure in the mold, blowing means, and means for withdrawing said closure during theblowing operation.

20. A mold of the character described having an open neck portion, and a movable device at the opposite end of the mold constituting a closure for the end of t-he mold and also the regulator for the charge, said i device having an exhaust passage therein.

21. The combination of a gathering mold, offal cut-off therefor, a movable pin carried thereby, means for moving the pin into the mold to make an initial blow opening, and withdrawing it therefrom, and a valve controlled air supply connection also carried by the cut-off.

Q2. In a machine of the character described, instrumentalities for gathering and "a movable pin adapted to be projected into and withdrawn from t-he mouth of the mold,

an air supply valve, and a common means fory actuating the pin and valve.

23.y In a machine of the character de scribed, instrumentalities for gathering and rforming the glass comprising a mold havying an open neck portion, a movable closure inthe body portion, means for mountin the mold 'whereby it may be charged Wit out removal from the machine, a pin yadapted to beprojected into the neck portion of said c ,mold after it is charged, and means for releasing, the holding means'for theclosure when the pin is inserted.

24. kIn, a machine of the character -described, `means for gathering and forming `glass comprising a support, a mold thereon,

means whereby glass is gathered into and partially fills said mold to form thel blank without detaching the mold from its supy, port or removing the same from operative association with the blowing means, and

rating the sections of the mold.

e 'f meansfor blowing the blank without sepa- 25. The combination with' a mold having means for exhausting air therefrom, means for raising'and lowering said mold, coperating tank into which said mold is adapted to be vdipped when lowered, and means for means for moving said tank so that` the dipping mechanism may dip therein outside the chamber, and for withdrawing the tank Within the chamber and reheating the glass at the dipping point.

28. In a glass-gatherin and blowing machine, the combination o a mold of a size and shape to gather a` blank of suiicient glass to make anarticle, means forcharging the mold with molten glass, a movable closure in said mold, means moving said .clo-

sure to enlargethe moldsrcavity, and blowing y means.

ln testimony whereof we aix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE W. GRAVES.

vJAMES WHITTEMORE.

lVitnesses:

H. C. SMITH, JAS. P. BARRY. 

